Phaeton



(No Model.)

0. W. SALADEE.

PHAETON.

No. 262,621. Patented Aug. 15, 1882.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CYRUS W. SALADEE, OF TORRINGTON, CONNECTICUT.

PHAETON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 262,621, dated August15, 1882.

Application filed July 8. 1882. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known. that I, CYRUS W. SALADEE, of Torrington, county ofLitchfield, State of Connecticut, have invented certain Improvements inPhaetons, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to side-bar vehicles, and has for its object topreserve in side-bar vehicles the general outline of a phaeton or otherdrop-front body, whereby, not only to improve the appearance of thevehicle, but also aifording a cheap and efi'ective bearing upon which tohang the body without the use of the body-loops generally employed.

The drawing represents a side elevation of a phaeton in whichmyinvention is clearly illustrated.

A A is the haeton-body of ordinaryform. With this are combined sidebars, B, which, instead of being straight or curved, are bent, as shown,their rear ends being higher than the front, thus approximating to theoutline of. the body. Upon the bars the body is suspended in anysuitable manner. Thus it may rest on cross springs or braces I and J.The ends of the side bars may be rigidly attached to the bolster andrear axle. The drawing represents the ends of the side bars as restingupon a single elliptic spring, D, behind, and a semi elliptic spring, D,in front; but, when preferred, two elliptic springs may be employed atthe rear, as shown by dotted lines D In some cases the body may besuspended between the side bars, B, upon longitudinal side springs,substantially as seen by dotted lines 5 L M, and thus omit the crosssprings or braces I J and relieve the side bars of all weights of thebody.

It will be readily understood that my invention is applicable to alldrop-front or curvedbottomed bodies of light pleasure vehicles.

The axles may be connected in the usual way by one or more perches, F,or any suitable frame may be employed.

1 claim 1. In a road-wagon, the combination of a frame, a phaeton-body,and side bars formed to approximate the shape of the body, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a pleasure-carriage, a drop-front body suspended upon side barsformed to approximate the outline of the body, substantially as setforth.

3. In combination, the phaeton-body, bent side bars, B, andcross-springs I J, substantially as set forth.

4. In a side-bar wagon, the combination, with the phaeton-body, of sidebars, B, with the rear ends higher than the front, and springssupporting the side bars.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

' CYRUS W. SALADEE.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM PAXTON, COURTNEY A. Ooornn.

